1 And
2 And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not
3 And
4 “Tell us, when will these
5 So Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you!
6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am
7 And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end
8 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in
9 “But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.
10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
11 And when they arrest you
12 And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father
13 And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end—this one will be saved.
14 “But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be” (let the one who reads understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!
15 The one who is on his
16 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.
17 And woe to those
18 But pray that it will not happen in winter.
19 For
20 And if the Lord had not shortened the days,
21 “And at that time if anyone should say to you, “Behold, here
22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.
23 But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation,
25 and the stars will be falling from heaven,
26 And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.
27 And then he will send out the angels, and will gather his elect together from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.
28 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its
29 So also you, when you see these
30 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these
31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
32 “But concerning that day or hour no one knows—not even the angels in heaven nor the Son—except the Father.
33 Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!
34 It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority—to each one his work—and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.
35 Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or early in the morning—
36 lest he arrive suddenly
37 And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be on the alert!”